List of Enix home computer games

The back cover of Door Door's NEC PC-8801 version, featuring a photo and resume of Koichi Nakamura.

The Japanese company Enix was established as a publisher of home computer games in August 1982, after founder Yasuhiro Fukushima noticed how popular these were in the United States.^[1] Fukushima had no programming knowledge and did not employ internal programmers or game designers. Instead, he held a contest for programming hobbyists in order to pool talents and publish selected games, with a ¥1 million award for the top prize (US$5,000). Due to a lack of brand recognition and the unusually high award (several times more than other contests of the time), few entries were received in the first month; however, after a successful marketing campaign on television and in appliance stores, hobby clubs, and computer and manga magazines promising that the award was real, three hundred entries were received by the end of the "First Game Hobby Program Contest".^[2][3]

This contest allowed Enix to release numerous games with a wide variety of genres early on, as thirteen winning entries were polished and chosen for release in February 1983.^[1][2] Among these were Morita no Battle Field by Kazurou Morita; Door Door by Koichi Nakamura; and Love Match Tennis by Yuji Horii, a young columnist for Weekly Shōnen Jump. In addition to two more contests, Enix began recruiting developers on a project basis. For each project, Enix outsourced development and handled production and promotion duties, which made cost control more efficient. Unlike software houses of the time, Fukushima tried to instill a commercial mindset in his developers, as he thought games should be treated as books or movies in terms of copyright. He employed a royalty payment between the company and the developer, so that the latter would be compensated proportionally to the sales of their games. Each of Enix's home computer release featured a photo and resume of the developer on the back cover of the package.^[1][2]

Enix's home computer games were commercially successful; on their release, the first batch of February 1983 ranked first, second, third, fifth and seventh in the top ten Japanese best-selling games, leading to other game releases and a profit of ¥300 million (US$1.5 million) by the end of the year.^[2] Some of the most successful games were ported for the rising Famicom console market, starting with Door Door, which sold 200,000 copies,^[1] and The Portopia Serial Murder Case, which sold 700,000.^[2] Enix eventually focused on the console market, which became bigger than the home computer one. With the exception of the character designer Akira Toriyama, the development team of Enix's future flagship series Dragon Quest was recruited thanks to the company's programming contests: Horii and Nakamura had won the first contest, and Koichi Sugiyama was contacted after sending in a questionnaire postcard for Morita Kazurou no Shogi.^[1]

List by year

1983

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
February (winning entries in the 1st Game Hobby Program Contest)	Morita no Battle Field (森田のバトルフィールド Morita no Batoru Fīrudo)	NEC PC-8801	Turn-based strategy game by Kazurou Morita.[4]
	Door Door (ドア・ドア Doa Doa)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Puzzle game by Koichi Nakamura.[5] Ported to the Famicom in 1985 and mobile phones in 2004.[5][6]
	Guest Mariko Hashimoto (マリちゃん危機一髪 Mari-chan Kikiippatsu)	FM-8, other models	Adult game by Tadashi Makimura.[7]
	Cosmic Soldier (宇宙の戦士 Uchū no Senshi)	NEC PC-8801	Shooter game by Yoshiyuki Okada.[8]
	D.I.S Airport (Ｄ・Ｉ・Ｓエアポート D.I.S Eapōto)	Sharp X1	Game by Seiji Fujihara.
	Seiko's Adventure (星子のアドベンチャー Seiko no Adobenchā)	NEC PC-8801	Adventure game by Toshiyuki Asanuma.[9]
	Underground Monster (地底のモンスター Chitei no Monsutā)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Maze game by Osamu Hasegawa.[10]
	Bacteria Escape (バクテリアエスケープ Bakuteria Esukēpu)	FM-7, other models	Maze game by Tomoshige Hashishita.[11][12]
	Napoleon (ナポレオン Naporeon)	NEC PC-6001	Card game by Hiroaki Shimada.
	Love Match Tennis (ラブマッチテニス Rabu Macchi Tenisu)	NEC PC-6001	Tennis game by Yuji Horii.[3]
	Bōsō! Orient Kyūkō (暴走！オリエント急行 Bōsō! Oriento Kyūkō)	Sharp MZ-80K, other models	Action game by Toshiyuki Nagase.[13]
	Piranha-kun no Isshūkan (ピラニア君の一週間 Pirania-kun no Isshūkan)	Sharp MZ-80B, other models	Action game by Atsushi Shirai.
	Poker Extra (ポーカーエキストラ Pōka Ēkisutora)	NEC PC-8001, other models	Card game by Masahiro Kawaguchi.
June	Alphos (アルフォス Arufosu)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Shoot 'em up by Random House (Kazurou Morita's company), based on Namco's title Xevious.[14][15]
	The Portopia Serial Murder Case (ポートピア連続殺人事件 Pōtopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken)	NEC PC-6001, other models	Adventure game designed by Yuji Horii.[16] Ported to the Famicom in 1985 and mobile phones in 2001.[16][17]
	Raita no Growing Up (雷太のグローイングアップ Raita no Gurōinguappu)	NEC PC-6001, other models	Action game by Hiroaki Shimada.[18]
	Titan Bōeisen (タイタン防衛戦 Taitan Bōeisen)	Sharp X1
	Gekisen! Minamitaiheiyō (激戦！南太平洋)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Action game by Osamu Hasegawa.[19]
	Joshiryō Panic (女子寮パニック Joshiryō Panikku)	FM-7, other models	Adventure game by Tadashi Makimura.[20]
	Light Flipper (ライト・フリッパー Raito Furippā)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Maze game by Yoshiyuki Okada.[21]
	Toward 8 (トワード８ Towādo 8)	Sharp X1, other models
October (winning entries in the 2nd Game Hobby Program Contest)	Fan Fun (ファンファン Fan Fan)	NEC PC-8001, other models	Action game by Yasuhiro Miyata.[22]
	Game Kyōjin no Uchū Ryokō (芸夢狂人の宇宙旅行)	NEC PC-8001mkII, other models	Shoot 'em up by Takanari Suzuki.[23]
	Dokuron no Kan (ドクロンの館)	Sharp X1, other models	Action game by Takashi Goto.[24]
	Kagirinaki Tatakai (限りなき戦い)	Sharp X1, other models	Run & gun shooter game by Hiroshi Ishikawa.[25][26]
	Lolita Syndrome (ロリータ・シンドローム Rorīta Shindorōmu)	FM-7, other models	Adult game by Katsumi Mochizuki.[27]
	Fushigi na Tabi (不思議な旅)	FM-7, other models	Adventure game by Tadashi Sugie.[28]
	Tropical Boy (トロピカルボーイ Toropikaru Boī)	NEC PC-8801	Action game by Takeshi Nakazawa.[29]
	Mazenand	Sharp MZ-700
	Magnetic Field (マグネチックフィールド Magunechikku Fīrudo)	NEC PC-8001mkII, other models	Puzzle game by Hideyuki A.[30]
	PushMan (プッシュマン Pusshuman)	NEC PC-8001, other models	Puzzle game by Masashi Hijikata.[31]
	Checker Flag (チェッカーフラッグ Chiekkā Furaggu)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Racing game by Masao Aoba.
	Cosmo Crash (コスモクラッシュ Kosumo Kurasshu)	FM-7	Shoot 'em up by Kazuhiro Hasegawa.[32]
	Lovely Asuka (Ｌｏｖｅｌｙ飛鳥)	FM-7	Adventure game by Hiroyuki Odawara.[33]
November	Parallel World (パラレルワールド Parareru Wārudo)	Sharp X1, other models	Role-playing game by Toshiyuki Nagase.[34]

1984

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
May	Newtron (ニュートロン Nyūtoron)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Puzzle game by Chunsoft (Koichi Nakamura's company).[35] Ported to mobile phones in 2004.[35]
	New Fan Fun (ニューファンファン Nyūfanfan)	NEC PC-6001mkII, other models	Action game by Yasuhiro Miyata.[36]
	No.1 Golf (Ｎｏ．１ゴルフ No.1 Gorufu)	Sharp X1, other models	Golf game by Masashi Muramori.[37][38]
June	Blizzard (ブリザード Burizādo)	Sharp-1500
	High School Adventure (ハイスクールアドベンチャー Hai Sukūru Adobenchā)	FM77
July	Gootsn (グッツン Guttsun)	Sharp X1	Puzzle game by Komei Kato.
	Rukteu Dark Castle: Dragon Angel's Miracle Voyage (暗黒城 Ankoku Shiro)	FM-7, other models	Game by Random House.[14]
	Flipflop (フリップフロップ Furippufuroppu)	FM-7, other models
August	Karakuri Ninpou (カラクリ忍法)	NEC PC-8801	Game by Takeshi Nakazawa.
	Swarm (スウォーム Sūōmu)	Sharp X1, other models
	Zarth (ザース Zāsu)	FM-7, other models	Game by Studio Jandora.
September	Arare no Janpu Up (アラレのジャンプＵＰ)	NEC PC-8001mkII
	Magic Garden (マジックガーデン Majikku Gāden)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Game by Toru Hidaka.
November	Wingman (ウイングマン Uinguman)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Game by Tam Tam, based on the Wingman manga series.
	Shabon Tama Arare (シャボン玉アラレ)	NEC PC-6001mkII
December	Gumball (ガムボール Gamubōru)	NEC PC-8801mkII, other models	Japanese version of the game of the same name developed by Brøderbund.
December (winning entries in the 3rd Game Hobby Program Contest)	Blue Fox (ブルーフォックス Burū Fokkusu)	FM-7, other models
	Zunou 4989 (頭脳４９８９)	FM-7, other models	Game by Kazuo Ohashi.
	Again (アゲイン Agein)	FM-7, other models	Adventure game by Yuhei Yamaguchi, co-published by Enix and Random House.
Unknown	Dr. Slump Bubble Daisakusen (Dr.スランプ バブル大作戦 Dr. Suranpu Baburu Daisakusen)		Shooter game by K. Okamoto, based on the manga Dr. Slump.
	Okhotsk ni Kiyu: Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin Jiken (北海道連鎖殺人 オホーツクに消ゆ)		Visual novel adventure game by Yuji Horii.

1985

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
January	El Dorado Denki (エルドラド伝奇 Eru Dorado Denki)	FM-7, other models
February	Door Door mk2 (ドアドアｍｋ２ Doa Doa mk2)	Sharp MZ-1500, other models
	Hashire Senbeisan (走れせんべいさん)	Sharp X1, other models
	Zaxus (ザクサス Zakusasu)	NEC PC-8001, other models	Game by Yasuhiro Miyata.
	Typing Exercise (ゲームDeタイプ Gēmu De Taipu)		Educational game by Chunsoft.
April	Tokyo Nampa Street (Ｔｏｋｙｏナンパストリート Tokyo Nanpa Sutorīto)	FM-7, other models
May	Karuizawa Yūkai Annai (軽井沢誘拐案内)	NEC PC-8801, other models	Adventure game by Yuji Horii. Ported to mobile phones in 2001.[17]
July	World Golf (ワールドゴルフ Wārudo Gorufu)		Golf game by Masashi Muramori.[37][38] First game with music by Koichi Sugiyama.
August	Morita Kazurou no Shogi (森田和郎の将棋)	NEC PC-9801, other models	Shogi game by Random House.[14]
November	Xevious (ゼビウス Zebiusu)	NEC PC-8801
	Savior (セイバー Seibā)	NEC PC-9801E, other models
	The Earth Fighter Rayieza (地球戦士ライーザ Chikyū Senshi Raīza)	FM-7, other models	Role-playing game by Makoto Kuba.
	Pakkurando (パックランド)	NEC PC-8001mkII
Unknown	Brain Breaker (ブレインブレイカー Burein Bureikā)	Sharp X1, other models	Open-world platform-adventure game by Hiroshi Ishikawa.[26]
	Phalanx[39]	MSX

1986

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
April	Wingman 2: Kītakurā no Fukkatsu (ウイングマン２ キータクラーの復活 Uinguman 2: Kītakurā no Fukkatsu)		Sequel of Wingman
May	Cannon Shot (キャノンショット Kyanon Shotto)	SMC-777
November	Dragon Quest (ドラゴンクエスト Doragon Kuesuto)	MSX2, other models
Unknown	Hokuto no Ken (北斗の拳)		Game by Toru Hidaka, based on the Fist of the North Star manga series.

1987

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
April	Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster (ジーザス Jīzasu)	NEC PC-8801 VA, other models	Adventure game by Game Kyojin.
May	Gandhara: Buddha no Seisen (ガンダーラ 仏陀の聖戦 Gandāra: Budda no Seisen)	NEC PC-8801 VA, other models	Game by Toru Hidaka.
July	Animal Land Satsujin Jiken (アニマルランド殺人事件 Animaru Rando Satsujin Jiken)	MSX
August	Dragon Buster (ドラゴンバスター Doragon Basutā)	NEC PC-8801 VA, other models
October	World Golf 2 (ワールドゴルフ２ Wārudo Gorufu 2)	NEC PC-8801 VA, other models	Golf game by Masashi Muramori.[37][38]
December	Wingman Special (ウイングマンスペシャル Uinguman Supesharu)	NEC PC-8801 FA, other models	The sequel to Wingman 2.

1988

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
February	Dragon Quest II (ドラゴンクエストII Doragon Kuesuto II)	MSX
December	The Old Village Story	NEC PC-8801 FE, other models

1989

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
February	Burning Point (バーニングポイント Bāningu Pointo)	NEC PC-8801 FE, other models
March	Morita Shogi 2 (森田将棋２)	NEC PC-9801 RA, other models	Shogi game by Random House.[40]
May	Angelus: The Gospel on Evil[41] (アンジェラス～悪魔の福音～ Anjierasu: Akuma no Fukuin)	NEC PC-8801 FE, other models	Adventure game composed by Koichi Sugiyama.
December	Prajator: Image Ranger (プラジェータ Purajiēta)	NEC PC-8801 FE, other models

1990

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
March	Misty Blue (ミスティ・ブルー Misuti Burū)	NEC PC-8801 MC, other models	Music by Yuzo Koshiro.
April	Ryūou Hanyuu Yoshiharu Jissen Shū (竜王　羽生善治実践集)	NEC PC-9801 RA, other models	By Random House.[40]
May	46 Okunen Monogatari The Shinkaron (４６億年物語ＴＨＥ進化論)	NEC PC-9801 VM, other models
July	Formula C.M.S	NEC PC-8801 SR, other models
September	Shutendouji (手天童子)	NEC PC-9801 VM, other models
October	World Golf 3 (ワールドゴルフ３ Wārudo Gorufu 3)	NEC PC-8801 SR, other models	Golf game by Masashi Muramori.[37][38]

1991

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
January	Raihisurittā (ライヒスリッター)	NEC PC-9801 RA, other models
March	Jesus 2 (ジーザス2 Jīzasu 2)		Sequel to Jesus.
August	Gunyū Sangokushi (群雄三国志)	NEC PC-9801 VM, other models
November	Code-0 (コード０ Kōdo 0)	Sharp X68000	Shooter game by Random House.[40]
December	Fangs: The Saga of Wolf Blood (ファングス Fangusu)	NEC PC-8801 FH, other models

1993

Month	Title	Platform(s)	Details
October	Morita Shogi 4 (森田将棋４)	NEC PC-9801 DA, other models	Shogi game by Random House.[40]

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